Marie Wieck

Marie Wieck
Marie Wieck
	Wieck in 1870
Born	17 January 1832; Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Confederation
Died	2 November 1916 (aged 84)
Occupations	Pianist; Singer; Composer; Piano teacher;
Father	Friedrich Wieck
Relatives	Clara Schumann (sister)
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Marie Wieck (17 January 1832 – 2 November 1916) was a German pianist, singer, piano teacher, and composer. She was the daughter of renowned piano teacher Friedrich Wieck and the younger half-sister of Clara Schumann who was 12 years older.^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Marie was born in Leipzig to Friedrich Wieck and his second wife Clementine Fechner. Her mother was a sister of painter Eduard Clemens Fechner and of experimental psychology pioneer Gustav Fechner. She was trained from an early age in piano and singing by her father, Friedrich. Marie's first public appearance was in 1842, when she and her half-sister Clara performed at a concert in Dresden. She later performed with her father at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. ^[3]

An eminent singer and pianist, Wieck sang in concerts with her half-sister Clara and also performed with Joseph Joachim's wife, the opera singer Amalie Schneeweiss. In 1857, she was appointed court pianist for the chamber concerts of the Prince of Hohenzollern.^[4]

Wieck composed and published several piano works, including Études for piano and studies for singing. She is credited for her work that brought German music to the attention of the public, particularly in London, where she performed for five seasons. Wieck never married.^[2]

References

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May, Florence (1912). The girlhood of Clara Schumann: Clara Wieck and her time. London: E. Arnold.
- May, Florence (2007) [First published 1912]. The Girlhood of Clara Schumann: Clara Wieck And Her Time. Read Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4067-0853-0.
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Reich, Nancy B. (1985). Clara Schumann: The artist and the woman. Cornell University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8014-1748-1.
- Reich, Nancy B. (2001). Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman. Cornell University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8014-8637-1.
^ Ehrlich, A. (1894). Celebrated pianists, past and present: A collection of 116 biographies of great pianoforte players (Enlarged American ed.). Philadelphia: Theodore Presser. pp. 356–357.
^ Scholz, Ute (2007). "A pianist in the shadow of Clara Schumann?". Schumann Portal.

[1] May, Florence (1912). The girlhood of Clara Schumann: Clara Wieck and her time. London: E. Arnold.
May, Florence (2007) [First published 1912]. The Girlhood of Clara Schumann: Clara Wieck And Her Time. Read Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4067-0853-0.

[2] May, Florence (2007) [First published 1912]. The Girlhood of Clara Schumann: Clara Wieck And Her Time. Read Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4067-0853-0.

[reich-2] Reich, Nancy B. (1985). Clara Schumann: The artist and the woman. Cornell University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8014-1748-1.
Reich, Nancy B. (2001). Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman. Cornell University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8014-8637-1.

[4] Reich, Nancy B. (2001). Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman. Cornell University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8014-8637-1.

[3] Ehrlich, A. (1894). Celebrated pianists, past and present: A collection of 116 biographies of great pianoforte players (Enlarged American ed.). Philadelphia: Theodore Presser. pp. 356–357.

[4] Scholz, Ute (2007). "A pianist in the shadow of Clara Schumann?". Schumann Portal.

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